Chapter 17 of Daisy is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Daisy is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOUTH AND NORTH. We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point. That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party. I had left my best pleasure behind me. Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
Chapter 17 of Daisy is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.”
the act of departing
From this reading “We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.”
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading “Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “SOUTH AND NORTH.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “SOUTH AND NORTH.”
capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river
From this reading “Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
later than; following
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOUTH AND NORTH.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
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From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
the act of departing
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading SOUTH AND NORTH.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading SOUTH AND NORTH.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
Chapter 17 of Daisy by Susan Warner holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 17 holds 268 sentences of Daisy, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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